▲ DIY DENIM DISTRESSING ▲
I've had a few inquires about the distressed denim which I've been wearing & posting in social media recently, so, I thought I'd post a little DIY "how-to" on denim distressing.
I'll share a method which I've discovered, that is the most cost-effective & easiest way to create the most natural-looking distressing(of any magnitude) to your denim. (This IS also the fastest method, however, this DOES take some time and patience to execute; and really tightly woven denim and/or super distressed denim will always require more time and patience.)
You can create distressing using this method to make styles as simple as THIS:
OR as complex as THIS:
STEP 1.
Cut two parallel slices in your denim, wherever you'd like the top and bottom edges of the holes to begin and end:
STEP 2.
Using tweezers, grab each INDIVIDUAL dark indigo thread of denim which runs PARALLEL down each leg; give it a good tug and pull it directly away from the denim stitching. (NOTE: This step works easier with softer or stretch denim, or any denim with a more loose weave. If your denim is very tight or old vintage, you may need to try STEP 3 instead.)
I've had a few inquires about the distressed denim which I've been wearing & posting in social media recently, so, I thought I'd post a little DIY "how-to" on denim distressing.
I'll share a method which I've discovered, that is the most cost-effective & easiest way to create the most natural-looking distressing(of any magnitude) to your denim. (This IS also the fastest method, however, this DOES take some time and patience to execute; and really tightly woven denim and/or super distressed denim will always require more time and patience.)
You can create distressing using this method to make styles as simple as THIS:
OR as complex as THIS:
Here are the only basic tools which you'll need; (scissors and tweezers):
STEP 1.
Cut two parallel slices in your denim, wherever you'd like the top and bottom edges of the holes to begin and end:
STEP 2.
Using tweezers, grab each INDIVIDUAL dark indigo thread of denim which runs PARALLEL down each leg; give it a good tug and pull it directly away from the denim stitching. (NOTE: This step works easier with softer or stretch denim, or any denim with a more loose weave. If your denim is very tight or old vintage, you may need to try STEP 3 instead.)
STEP 3.
Using tweezers, grab each INDIVIDUAL white thread of denim which runs ACROSS (PERPENDICULAR) on each leg; wrap one of the arms of the tweezers around the individual white thread and pull it away from the denim stitching. (You'll see this begins to create a stack of parallel white lines of thread.)
STEP 4.
Remove any excess denim threads or loose ends, fibers, with the tweezers, to clean up the area.
STEP 5.
Wala! You have created a "faux" worn-out spot in your denim.
(Just repeat all steps above anywhere on your jeans where you'd like a distressed patch to show.)
If you want a completely hole (exposing skin beneath denim), just remove the white threads until you expose the amount of skin which you'd like shown.
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